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Olivier Group: Super Admins Posts: 1868 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: Mar. 24 2006, 11:00 totoweb.org will have an interview with Simon Philips and, since the webmaster is also a Mike Oldfield fan, he offered to do a  joint interview with tubular.net. We'd likely ask 5-6 questions each. Ideas, suggestions? It would be interesting to find questions where he can talk about Toto and Mike in the same answer. Back to top

Piltdownboy on horseback 22 Group: Members Posts: 1548 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Mar. 24 2006, 22:09 The most obvious question, or more demand is that he should call Mike immediatly for another album together as good as Crises!! Also I'd be interested to know more about how the two worked together. Was were the exact roles of both, and how much of the songs they did together came from him. -------------- "And now we're going to play Platinum!" Back to top

eder Group: Members Posts: 12 Joined: Mar. 2001 Posted: Mar. 27 2006, 13:28 Do you remember any unreleased tracks from the Discovery session? Thank you. Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: Mar. 27 2006, 13:30 I'd like to know what Simon thinks of Mike's uses of percussion in his music these days. That question could lead on interestingly into what he thinks about programmed percussion verses live recorded percussion. I'd also like to know what sort of working relationship they had? What Mike was like to work with? Whether or not Mike wrote music around Simon's drumming style? And what sort of conceptual ideas he brought to Mike's 80's stuff? And yeah I'd love to persuade Simon to knock on Mike's door and command him to let him play on his next album. WE WANT LIVE DRUMS BACK! ps Quite an interesting question might be, out of the MO tracks that he contributed to which is his particular favorite? Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Mar. 27 2006, 20:02 How did happen to him to work with Mike and Toto and what were the results for him as a musician/producer/enginner after those 2 different experiences? -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

Fram Group: Members Posts: 36 Joined: Feb. 2006 Posted: Mar. 28 2006, 06:03 Quote (Tati The Sentinel @ Mar. 28 2006, 02:02) How did happen to him to work with Mike and Toto and what were the results for him as a musician/producer/enginner after those 2 different experiences? Let's not forget his again very different work with the Orb (I know, he has worked with many more artists, but this is one of the few where he was actually a band member for a while). But to echo a question already posted: my main interest would be if the drum bits on Crises and Discovery were created by Mike or by Simon, or jointly. -------------- Knowledge is a curse, but ignorance is worse Back to top

Rileman Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: Mar. 28 2006, 08:22 I would like to ask Simon: What do you think of your drumming on Music from the balcony? -------------- It's not easy going where no-one goes, and no-one knows... Back to top

TOBY Group: Members Posts: 1562 Joined: May 2002 Posted: Mar. 28 2006, 12:47 Quote (Fram @ Mar. 28 2006, 06:03) Quote Let's not forget his again very different work with the Orb Thats a different Simon Phillips, I'm pretty sure they're not the same person Back to top

Tubular Freddie Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Mar. 28 2006, 19:25 Simon Phillips, being on of the worlds best drummers, I would like to ask if he´s planning to work with Mike again ? Also: What does he think of Mike´s own drumming abilities, as he played Simmons drums himself on the "Crises" title track ? Best regards Fredrik -------------- "Going on means going far. Going far means returning " Dao Te Ching Back to top

Clodomir Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: Mar. 2006 Posted: Mar. 30 2006, 06:37 I'd like Simon Philips to explain how they composed the drum track together. Did Mike have clear ideas about how the percussion should be or is it for 99% the work of Philips ? And how did he work with Mike : did he make different proposals for drums rolls etc. ? Also, is Simon Phillips the drummer on 'Pictures in the Dark' ? -------------- Mike Oldfield - Blog d'une passion http://www.mike-oldfield.net Back to top

PaulFan Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: Nov. 2005 Posted: Mar. 30 2006, 07:12 The drums on Pictures In The Dark, Shine and so on were programmed. Back to top

Piltdownboy on horseback 22 Group: Members Posts: 1548 Joined: Sep. 2005 Posted: Mar. 30 2006, 07:56 All very VERY interesting questions here! I would really hope to see them answered. -------------- "And now we're going to play Platinum!" Back to top

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